Peter O'Neill

Peter O'Neill (13 February 1964-) was Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea from 2 August 2011, succeeding Sam Abal.

Biography
Peter O'Neill was born in Ialibu-Pangia, Papua New Guinea in 1964, the son of a white Australian magistrate and a Papuan woman. He became an accountant in 1989, and he became an MP for Ialibu-Pangia in 2002. From 2010 to 2011, he served under Prime Minister Patrick Pruaitch as Minister for Finance, and he became Prime Minister in 2011 as a member of the People's National Congress Party. His supporters pointed out his successful business career as a reason for his qualification to serve as Prime Minister, while his opponents accused him of corruption and extortion.